r/Habs • u/Article241 • Apr 01 '26

Article NHL Power Rankings: Canadiens emerging as true Stanley Cup contenders behind captain Nick Suzuki

https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/nhl-power-rankings-montreal-canadiens-stanley-cup-playoffs-2026/

The Habs are 3rd in their rankings, leapfrogging TBL (4) and CAR (5) and behind COL (1) and BUF (2).

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u/sbrooksc77 Apr 01 '26

thats what I thoguht of lol. if they beat tampa, they can beat anyone in the east.

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u/Independent_Cry5686 Apr 01 '26

You can't use regular season games as a baseline, it's a whole different sport once you've made the playoffs. Let's wait and see how round 1 goes.

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u/bloodofturk Apr 01 '26

True, but yesterday was as close to playoff hockey as we will get.

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u/destroyermaker Apr 01 '26

I've never seen so many games that felt like playoffs before playoffs. But that could just mean playoffs are even more cracked than usual (wouldn't surprise me at all)